Marcos urged to drop water deals

BAYAN MUNA party-list on Thursday asked President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. to cancel the joint venture agreements between PrimeWater Infrastructure Corp. and local water districts, citing legal infirmities, poor service quality and alleged profiteering.

“Bayan Muna Party-List demands the cancellation of all joint venture agreements between PrimeWater and local water districts and for an immediate provision of clean and affordable water for affected residents nationwide,” according to a copy of its four-page letter dated May 7 to the President.

The group cited complaints about substandard services of the water company to its customers, especially in San Jose del Monte in Bulacan, Bacolod City, Quezon, Cavite and Bukidnon provinces.

Mavic Chavez Ching, head of public relations at PrimeWater parent company Prime Asset Ventures, Inc., did not immediately reply to a Viber message seeking comment. — Chloe Mari A. Hufana